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NECKTlE HOLDER AND FAST-ENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters. Patent No. 292,837, dated February 5, 1884.

Application filed November 19,1883, (No model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatl, HENRY F. MILLER, a citizen-of the United States, residing in the city 'of New York, county and 'State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Necktie Holders and Fasteners, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, so that any person skilled in the art or science to which it appertains can make, construct, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference thereon.

My invention relates to that class of necktiefasteners that are to be detachably secured to the collar or shirt or other permanently-placed garment, and when so secured furnish the means of holding or fastening the tie.

My invention hasffor its object to so construct this detachable device that it shall be simple and cheap to make and durable to wear; that it shall be simply and readily secured to the shirt or collar or other garment, held firmly in place when so secured, and prevent any motion of the tie up or down or sidewise around the neck when the tie is put on iii the ordinary way. a.

My invention consists in the improved fastening device hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 represents a front view of my improved fastening device; and Fig. 2 is a view from the top, showing the operation of the bar. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a part of it. Fig. 4 represents it as applied to the shirt and collar at the back of the neck. Fig. 5 is a modified form of the device.

My necktie holderand fastener is made preferably of one continuous piece of wire or other suitable elastic material, bent into the shape shown in Fig. 1.

It consists of the bar 13, which must not coincide with the curvature of the collar, and is preferably curved in the opposite direction, as shown in Fig. 2, for reasons hereinafter set forth. This bar has a U-shaped depression,

At each extremity of this bar the wire is bent preferably upward, forming the arm a,- then it is bent back on its'elf,forming the-arm U 5 then it is preferably bent upward again, forming the arm H, which terminates in the projecting points F, which may be blunt, adapted to allow the tie to pass under them, or needle -pointed, adapted to pierce and hold the tie, as shown in detail in Fig. 3. The arm a may be lengthened or shortened, so as to enable the arm U to go up behind the collar a greater or smaller distance, as may be desired, or may be' omitted, the bar B bending at once downward into the arm U.

shortened, or omitted altogether, the points F projecting immediately from the bottom of the arms U. A space is left between the arms H and U, as shown in Fig. 3, wide enough to allow the collar to slip in freely and without obstruction.

The mode of securing my improved device to the collar or shirt or other garment is as serted under the collar, the collar passing in freely between them and the arms H, the central depression, G, being preferably placed so as partially to encircle a button fastened to the garment.

In order to insert the parts under the collar it is evident that the ends of the bar 13, constructed as aforesaid, must be slightly bent inward against the elasticity of the bar, soas to follow the curvature of the collar, as shown in Fig. 2. After such insertion, on account of its elasticity, the said bar 13 presses the upright arms U it against the collar, and isitself pressed back at its center against the shirt. The de vice thus grips the collar firmly and is itself firmly held in its place, being furthermore,

collar-button from shifting to either side.

The peculiar advantage and novelty of my improved device is found in this method of detachably securing it to the shirt or collar or other garment, forming at once a cheap device, readily applied and removed, not liable to lose its elasticity, and held firmly and surely in place. The strength of the grip of the fastener upon the collar will of course depend up on the stifiness and the amount of curvature of the bar B. Just sufficient grip is needed tohold the fastener ,up while the tie is being put on and taken off, the tie itself holding the fastener up when both are in place.

Likewise the arms H may be lengthened or' follows: The arms U u and the bar B are in-- As is shown in Fig. 4, the improved fasten through the operation of C, prevented by the ing device is almost completely hidden by the collar alone, regardless of the tie, this end being more perfectly attained by the operation of the depression 0, which allows the bar B to be pushed up behind the collar entirely out of sight, leaving only the parts H and F exposed. The tie being new arranged in the ordinary way is prevented from rising by F, the projecting extremities of H under which it passes or which pierce it if the points are needle-pointed, as they maybe. The central depression of the bar B may, if desired, be made less pronounced by lengthening the arm a, and consequently lowering the bar B.

The essential advantages of my improved fastener may be attained without the presence of the depression 0; but I prefer to use the device with the depression, as it aids in preventing sidewise shifting of the holder and tie and allows the bar B to be pushed well up behind the collar.

My improved device may be applied to the garment in front, at the bosom, or in the back; but in the former case the extremities F of the arm H are preferably short and needle-pointed. The tie will press against them, entirely concealing them, the points entering the tie and holding it firmly in position.

As all but the arms H and points F are concealed by the collar, and as the arms H may be made short or long at pleasure, or, in fact, omitted altogether, the points F projecting forward from the lower ends of U and catching the tie, very narrow ties may be used, every part of the fastening device being readily concealed from view by even the narrowest tie.

A modification of my invention, shown in Fig. 5, brings the bar B outside the collar. This merely requires an extra supporting-arm, X, passing under the collar from u. The collar rests between the arms U a on the one hand, and the bar B and arms X and H on the other.

The mode of operation of the device is the same as before. After the insertion of U a under the collar the elasticity of the bar B presses the uprights U a,wl1ich are under the collar, forward against the collar, and presses the middle of the bar B back against the colla-r on the outside. The instrument thus grips the collar and is firmly held. This modification allows the elasticity of the bar B to be exerted to better advantage. It is evident that the bar B could in this case also have a central depression.

\Vhat I claim, and desir'e to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An improved necktie holder and fastener consisting of the elastic bar B, provided with end arms, l, the latter terminating in a projecting point, F, all arranged substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

2. An improved necktie holder and fastener consisting of the elastic bar B, having a central depression, 0, and provided with end arms, U, thelatter terminating in a projecting point, F, all arranged substantially as shown, and for the purpose described. I

HENRY F. MILLER.

Witnesses:

W. H. KnxvoN, \VILLLUI C. ILLl'G. 

